Blog Posts on world affairs
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[Blog Action Day] Food by The Geeky Guide to Nearly Everything on Oct 16, 2011Starvation by Cody Simms via Flickr. Today marks Blog Action Day 2011 - and given today is also World Food Day, thus it made sense to the organize to merge the discussions about the two topics. Recently my annual physical exam showed a few above...
Miriam to start campaign for ICC at The Hague by Ilonggo sa Desyerto on Oct 4, 2011This is a news report that I’ve taken in toto relating to the Ilonggo Senator's bid to the ICC.Senator Miriam Defensor SantiagoSen. Miriam Defensor Santiago, the Philippines’ candidate as judge to the International Criminal Court (ICC) that prose...
911- A Decade On by Ilonggo sa Desyerto on Sep 7, 2011A decade after the 911 twin tower bombing and I still believe that the US deserved to be bombed. My opinion may not be popular but that’s what I believed in and I’ll stand by my opinion. The US has been for several years prior to the bombing, bee...
Philippine alliance with untrustworthy United States by Ilonggo sa Desyerto on Jun 28, 2011War with China should not be an option. We can’t win and that’s reality. Reality sucks and reality bites. We can’t even patrol our shores because we lack resources. We are nothing compared to China in terms of military might. We’re poor, they...
John Paul II’s Beatification by Ilonggo sa Desyerto on May 2, 2011I have always been a vocal critic of the Roman Catholic Church. There are things that I don’t like and agree with the faith. Their institutionalized veneration of Saints and their ostentatious display in everything they do, Priests committing sexua...
Wedding of the Decade by Ilonggo sa Desyerto on May 2, 2011I’ve watched the extensive coverage of the Royal Wedding through BBC 1 last friday. I must admit that I was fascinated by the beauty and pageantry of the event. The Brits knows how to strut their stuff as they say. The bride looks like a real princ...
Turmoil in the Island Kingdom by Ilonggo sa Desyerto on Mar 19, 2011Bahrain used to be the hub of business in the Gulf. It also prided itself as an open state where democracy thrives. The events of the recent weeks however shattered that myth. The peaceful protesters were killed by the Bahraini forces which are mostl...
[Japan] Crisis Resources For The 2011 Sendai Earthquake by The Geeky Guide to Nearly Everything on Mar 11, 2011The massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake that affected Japan on March 11, 2011 has caused tremendous damage to the country and this has resulted in untold loss of life. The earthquake triggered a massive tsunami along with additional aftershocks of at le...
People Power in the Nile by Ilonggo sa Desyerto on Feb 6, 2011I’m a fan of Al Jazeera English so most of my news source would come from this channel. I also from time to time watch BBC World News and France 24 but I would never watch CNN for known reasons that they’re biased towards their country and everyt...
[Google] Innovations For First Week of February by The Geeky Guide to Nearly Everything on Feb 1, 2011February is just beginning and already Google is impressing the world (including this geek) with a lot of their recent announcements and innovations. And I'm not just talking about the changes to the Google Docs interface, but more for their side pro...
